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Palace, East Structure: southwest corner, with famous sculpture of open serpent jaws with human head protruding.
Jan. 2001
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Close-up, frontal view of same open serpent jaws with human head.
Jan. 2001
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1888-1891 photograph of same frieze area from west side; cf. photo below far-left.
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks. Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. |
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1888-1891. Photograph showing corner sculpture of open serpent jaws with human head protruding (cf. recent photo at right).
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks. Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. |
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2001. Same view as in 19th c. photo at left; showing some deterioration but also remarkable survival.
Jan. 2001 |
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Profile of same open serpent jaws with human head protruding.
Jan. 2001
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